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verge
noun
1 verge
A region marking a boundary.
synonyms: brink, threshold.
Roget 233:
limit,
boundary,
bounds,
confine,
enclave,
term,
bourn,
verge,
curbstone†,
but,
pale,
reservation;
termination,
terminus;
stint,
frontier,
precinct,
marches;
backwoods.
boundary line,
landmark;
line of demarcation,
line of circumvallation†;
pillars of Hercules;
Rubicon,
turning point;
ne plus ultra [Lat.];
sluice,
floodgate.
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Roget 231:
edge,
verge,
brink,
brow,
brim,
margin,
border,
confine,
skirt,
rim,
flange,
side,
mouth;
jaws,
chops,
chaps,
fauces;
lip,
muzzle.
threshold,
door,
porch;
portal
etc.
(opening)
260;
coast,
shore.
frame,
fringe,
flounce,
frill,
list,
trimming,
edging,
skirting,
hem,
selvedge,
welt,
furbelow,
valance,
gimp.
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Roget 67:
end,
close,
termination;
desinence†,
conclusion,
finis,
finale,
period,
term,
terminus,
endpoint,
last,
omega;
extreme,
extremity;
gable end,
butt end,
fag-end;
tip,
nib,
point;
tail
etc.
(rear)
235;
verge
etc.
(edge)
231;
tag,
peroration;
bonne bouche [Fr.];
bottom dollar,
tail end,
rear guard.
consummation,
denouement;
finish
etc.
(completion)
729;
fate;
doom,
doomsday;
crack of doom,
day of Judgment,
dies irae,
fall of the curtain;
goal,
destination;
limit,
determination;
expiration,
expiry†,
extinction,
extermination;
death
etc.
360;
end of all things;
finality;
eschatology.
break up,
commencement de la fin,
last stage,
turning point;
coup de grace,
deathblow;
knock-out-blow;
sockdolager [U.S.].
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Dutch: drempel
2 verge
The limit beyond which something happens or changes:
— On the verge of tears.
synonym: brink.
3 verge
4 verge
A grass border along a road.
verb
1 verge
Border on; come close to.
Roget 176:
tend,
contribute,
conduce,
lead,
dispose,
incline,
verge,
bend to,
trend,
affect,
carry,
redound to,
bid fair to,
gravitate towards;
promote
etc.
(aid)
707.
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Roget 278:
tend towards,
bend towards,
point towards;
conduct to,
go to;
point to,
point at;
bend,
trend,
verge,
incline,
dip,
determine.
steer for,
steer towards,
make for,
make towards;
aim at,
level at;
take aim;
keep a course,
hold a course;
be bound for;
bend one's steps towards;
direct one's course,
steer one's course,
bend one's course,
shape one's course;
align one's march,
allign one's march†;
to straight,
go straight to the point;
march on,
march on a point.
ascertain one's direction
etc.
n.;
s'orienter [Fr.],
see which way the wind blows;
box the compass;
take the air line.
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